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(Should be careful here, because there are a few TCG canons where the TCG exists but Pokemon don't necessarily, and there is one manga about people playing the Pokemon games)
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The canon of the [[Pokémon anime]] considers the following:
The canon of the [[Pokémon anime]] considers the following:
* The events of each and every episode are canon, and occur in chronological order with the exception of [[EP052]], which takes place before [[EP049]].
* The events of each and every episode are canon, and occur in chronological order with the exception of [[EP052]], which takes place before [[EP049]].
* All movies are canon to the TV series, and usually act the same as [[Filler episode|"filler" episodes]], as Ash and his friends do not obtain, evolve, or release any Pokémon, and do not get any Badges or Ribbons. The episodes a movie premieres between in Japan are the episodes that precede and follow it in chronological order, except in the case of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', which occurs between [[EP067]] and [[EP068]] (but premiered between [[EP054]] and [[EP055]]) and ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' which occurs between [[EP105]] and [[EP106]] (but premiered between [[EP104]] and [[EP105]]), among a few others.
* All movies are canon to the TV series, and usually act the same as [[Filler episode|"filler" episodes]], as Ash and his friends do not obtain, evolve, or release any Pokémon, and do not get any Badges or Ribbons. Often the episodes a movie premieres between in Japan are the episodes that precede and follow it in chronological order.
* The Japanese version of the anime supersedes any and all dubs if there is conflict between them, unless the dub corrects an obvious error. If something is said in a dub that is not mentioned in the original, it may not be truly canon.
* The Japanese version of the anime supersedes any and all dubs if there is conflict between them, unless the dub corrects an obvious error. If something is said in a dub that is not mentioned in the original, it may not be truly canon.